Table 2 Demographic and clinical features of studies including patients with clinical presentations of otomycosis

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17–50

Male (50, 58.1%), female (36, 41.9%)

Right (56, 65.1%), left (30, 34.9%)

Pruritus (61, 70.9%), otalgia (50, 58.1%), fullness (45, 52.3%), otorrhea (23, 26.7%), headache (20, 23.3%)

NR

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Most common: 30–39 (33%)

Male (27, 27.8%), female (70, 72.2%)

Right (36, 37.1%), left (32, 33%), bilateral (29, 29.9%)

Pruritus (82, 84.5%), otalgia (66, 68.0%), hearing impairment (79, 81.4%), tinnitus (51, 52.6%), otorrhea (60, 61.9%), TM perforation (19, 19.6%), inflammation (62, 63.9%)

Manipulation of ear canal (61, 62.9%), swimming (26, 26.8%), ototopical steroids or antibiotics (16, 16.5%), diabetes (11, 11.3%)

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10–87 (mean = 39.6)

Male (61, 42.4%), female (83, 57.6%)

Right or left (131, 91%), bilateral (13, 9%)

Pruritus (89, 61.8%), otalgia (104, 72.2%), TM perforation (24, 16.7%)

Manipulation of ear canal (117, 81.3%), swimming (24, 16.7%), diabetes (14, 9.7%)

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9–90

Male (125, 52.7%), female (112, 47.3%)

Right (149, 62.9%), left (85, 35.9%), bilateral (3, 1.3%)

Pruritus (210, 88.6%), otalgia (144, 60.8%), hearing impairment (216, 91.1%), otorrhea (181, 76.4%), TM perforation (16, 6.8%), edema (125, 52.7%)

Manipulation of ear canal (170, 71.7%), swimming (83, 35.0%), hearing aid (7, 3.0%), ototopical antibiotics (59, 24.9%), diabetes (29, 12.2%)

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Most common: 50–59 (26.2%)

Male (81, 55.9%), female (64, 44.1%)

Right (81, 55.9%), left (60, 41.4%), bilateral (4, 2.8%)

Pruritus (118, 81.4%), otalgia (85, 58.6%), hearing impairment (134, 92.4%), otorrhea (96, 66.2%), edema (89, 61.4%)

Manipulation of ear canal (112, %), swimming (12, %), hearing aid (15, %), ototopical antibiotics (82, %)

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14–80 (mean:

45)

Male (49, 45.4%), female (59, 54.6%)

Right (50, 46.3%), left (43, 39.8%), bilateral (15, 13.9%)

Pruritus (82, 75.9%), otalgia (87, 80.6%), hearing impairment (73, 67,6%), tinnitus (30, 27.8%), otorrhea (69, 63.9%), TM perforation (39, 36.1%), inflammation (55, 50.9%)

Manipulation of ear canal (83, 76.9%), swimming (14, 13.0%), hearing aid (4, 3.7%), antibiotics (56, 51.9%), diabetes (15, 13.9%)

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Most common: 40–50 (31.6%)

Male (44, 43.6%), female (57, 56.4%)

Right or left (80, 79.2%), bilateral (21, 20.8%)

Pruritus (50, 49.5%), otalgia (56, 55.4%), hearing impairment (19, 18.8%), tinnitus (10, 9.9%), scaling (5, 5.0%), fullness (43, 42.6%), TM perforation (6, 5.9%)

Manipulation of ear canal (100, 99.0%%), swimming (9, 8.9%), ototopical antibiotics (43, 42.6%), ototopical steroids (34, 33.7%), diabetes (15, 14.9%)